Bare with me!

I thought this was going to be about starting up a nudist church.

I would disagree with this statement which obviously comes from a strongly anti-Protestant POV. The author failed to note that the Protestant versions of the Eucharist and Baptism were the two that were not done away with. So the quote is internally inconsistent.

 

There were always Baptist. They are not protestants.

 

I would say that schism of the reformation is a product of human western culture moving from one paradigm of authority to another.

One thing I notice is the movement in the western world from monarchy to representative republics/democracies to also occur within the same timespan of the reformation.

I think there are good and bads of it.

 

This forum is restricted to Baptists only. I have reported this post. If you wish to civilly discuss this further, I recommend doing so in the Other Christian Denominations forum.

 

jay29 wrote:

2 things. #1, my employer frowns on this type of behavior at work. #2, you're not my type.



Sorry... back to the thread.

 

Since your so bold in your proclamations I'm going to be blunt. Roman Catholicism is more or less a cult. The "Church" doesn't save anybody from hell. In all reality if one truly follows RC doctrine as it is taught that individual will find themselves in hell at the end of their life.
God's Holy Scriptures are the final authority for the christian. Not some pope or the "church". BTW, jay baptism doesn't save anyone from hell either. Nor does taking communion everyday of your life. You my friend need to come to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ by confessing your sins and asking Christ into your heart. Trying to figure out whether the reformation was right or wrong is not going to have any bearing on where you will spend eternity. Your asking the wrong questions. The question you need to ask yourself is this : What have I done with Christ?
I 'm telling you if the Pope that just died was depending on his works and his praying to Mary then he is in hell today and not heaven.
You need to run, run, run, away from RCC. The Gospel of Rome is a gospel of man and his works it will lead you to the lake of fire not the portals of heaven.

 

I can go with the requirements of the Jer. Council. There was a chance for these things you speak of Jay to be added and it was not done. Why? because they are not needed for God's grace to save us.

 

Curious, what book did you read that suggested that the Early Church fathers were “Baptist”?

 

Sorry! Double Post
Ed

 

BTW, for some of y'all types that rolled your eyes at MY last wisecrack, check your OWN memory!
Ed

 

Curious, what book did you read that suggested that the Early Church fathers were “Baptist”? </font>[/QUOTE]The Bible is where I read about the beggining of the church. I don't know of these Early Church fathers you speak of. Sounds "man" made to me.

 

Curious, what book did you read that suggested that the Early Church fathers were “Baptist”? </font>[/QUOTE]Not in today's terms at all. </font>[/QUOTE]Jay, I am saying the Babtists did not split from the cc. Has nothing to do with what it is today. But that could be another topic.

 

Many churches today did nto split from any other church, yet are considered "protestant" when the term is means as "noncatholic". More accurately, most Christian religions can be qualified as Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox, or Evangelical. But even there, there is not always a distinct line. Many Protestants are evangelical. There are several Catholic offshoots that are technically protestant, but Catholic in practice. Anyhoo, as per your comment, this is likely better discussed in another thread. But in short, I don't think we need to be fearful of the protestant label when used in the correct context.

 

I took Jay's orig. comments to mean all noncatholic churches split from cc. My bad if I read it wrong.